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Sullivan receives Leo Szilard Lectureship Award from American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Jeremiah D. Sullivan, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois and former director of the UI’s Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, has been selected as the 2000 recipient of the Leo Szilard Lectureship Award from the American Physical Society. The award recognizes Sullivan for “leadership in addressing […]
Works of contemporary artists on view at I space through May 27
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two new exhibitions by contemporary artists will be on view April 28 through May 27 at I space, UIUC’s Chicago gallery. “Increment of One” features Canadian-born artist Micah Lexier’s most recent explorations of themes such as time, volume and life span. Much of Lexier’s body of work examines the quantification of human […]
UI Classics Library receives NEH grant to microfilm works
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A collection of rare, priceless and perishable 19th century European dissertations and other short scholarly works on Latin and Greek literature, history and civilization, will get a new life – and a wider readership – thanks to a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to the University of Illinois Classics Library. The […]
State finals of Science Olympiad to be held April 29 on campus
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The state finals of the Illinois Science Olympiad will be held April 29 at the University of Illinois. The event, which begins at 9 a.m., is part of a national competition in which middle and high school students compete in 24 events involving science concepts and engineering skills. The public is invited […]
Two professors given campus’s highest honor
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two University of Illinois professors have been recommended by Chancellor Michael Aiken for appointment as professors in the Center for Advanced Study – the highest form of recognition the campus bestows on faculty members for outstanding scholarship. The new CAS professors are Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, molecular and integrative biology, and College of […]
Work of dance student to be performed at national gala
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois dance student Darrin Wright is among a select group of choreographers whose dances will be performed at the National College Dance Festival Gala May 19-21 at the University of Maryland at College Park. Wright, a junior in the UI’s College of Fine and Applied Arts who lives in California, […]
Mom from Sterling to “reign” over Moms Weekend festivities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois students Natalie and Alex Marks believe their mother qualifies for any number of titles – from Wonder Woman to creator of the world’s best chicken noodle soup. But the title Wendy Marks will wear proudly this weekend is Queen Mom. Thanks to an essay co-written by Natalie, a second-year […]
Five hundred years of books that changed the course of chemistry on view
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Five hundred years of books that changed the course of chemistry — or made it more interesting — are now on display at the University of Illinois. Among the books are a 500-year-old forerunner to the “Physician’s Desk Reference” and a 1624 illustrated treatise by an author any child familiar with the […]
I Space presents graphic design work of UI students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois seniors in graphic design will have a one-week window of opportunity to show off their work at I space, UIUC’s Chicago gallery. “Graphic Design: An Exhibition of Graduating Seniors in Graphic Design” will be on view at the gallery April 14-21. The show will include traditional print designs as […]
Nurturing new teachers focus of two-day conference April 10-11
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Finding the best ways to nurture new teachers early in their careers — giving them confidence and expertise, getting them certified, and keeping them in the profession — will be the topic of a two-day conference in Champaign next week. About 200 educators from around the state are expected at the Radisson […]
Roger Ebert returns to the UI with second ‘Overlooked Film Fest’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Later this month, parts of the University of Illinois campus and community will resemble a mini-Cannes — without the mountains and Mediterranean, to be sure — but jumping nevertheless with film screenings, stars, filmmakers, producers and directors, and of course, Mr. Two-Thumbs-Up himself, film critic Roger Ebert. Ebert’s upcoming second annual and […]
Anti-discrimination exhibit, ‘Boxes and Walls,’ comes to UI
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — After former University of Illinois student Benjamin Smith went on a hate-filled killing spree last July through Illinois and Indiana, UI students and staff members wanted to counter the negative message that Smith sent. They decided to present a program called “Boxes and Walls,” an interactive tour that gives visitors a chance […]